"Luigi Galvani (/ɡælˈvɑːni/, also US: /ɡɑːl-/, Italian: [luˈiːdʒi ɡalˈvaːni]; Latin: Aloysius Galvanus; 9 September 1737 – 4 December 1798) was an Italian physician, physicist, biologist and philosopher, ...
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who discovered animal electricity. He is recognized as the pioneer of bioelectromagnetics. In 1780, he discovered that the muscles of dead frogs´ legs twitched when struck by an electrical spark.:67–71 This was one of the first forays into the study of bioelectricity, a field that still studies the electrical patterns and signals from tissues such as the nerves and muscles. Galvani´s wife Lucia Galeazzi Galvani encouraged his independent research, and served as a counsellor, collaborator and guide for his experiments until her death. Due to the conventions of the time she wasn´t credited for any scientific work she may have done in the laboratory. She grew up with science and her father was a prominent member of the Bologna Academy of Science. " - (en.wikipedia.org 05.11.2019)
